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Mount Lewis

Mount Lewis, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Lewis rises to 1,136 m in California. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the south-southeast, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Baby Peak, a peak 1.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in Santa Clara County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49053406, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1136 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.48045, -121.68161

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Picnic sites
  • Lichen Bark: 6.9 mi
  • Pala Seca Cabin: 7.2 mi
  • Sachi's Rest Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
  • Chappell Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
  • Log Cabin: 8.9 mi
Attractions
  • W-Tree: 7.0 mi
  • Frog pond: 7.9 mi
  • Indian Joe Cave Rocks: 8.1 mi
  • Sidewinder: 12.2 mi
  • Dragon's Den: 12.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Pala Seca Cabin: 7.2 mi
  • A Pioneer Memorial: 9.2 mi
  • Reverend Hamilton: 9.8 mi
  • Ellen Le: 10.3 mi
  • Olivina Winery: 11.7 mi
Museums: 60
Gardens: 47
  • Rose Garden: 10.0 mi
  • Lake Cunningham Native Garden: 12.1 mi
  • Ponderosa Woods: 12.1 mi
  • Gray Garden: 12.2 mi
  • Blue Garden: 12.3 mi
Springs: 24
  • Strommer Spring-Drinking water(must be treated): 5.8 mi
  • South Spring: 10.0 mi
  • McClure Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Lone Tree Mineral Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Willow Spring: 18.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Del Valle West Beach: 6.8 mi
  • Del Valle East Beach: 7.2 mi
  • Shadow Cliffs Beach: 15.8 mi
  • Niles beach: 19.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • The Bluff: 4.7 mi
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 10.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Mount Lewis. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copernicus PeakSSE 163°1,327 m9.7 mi
Observatory PeakSSE 167°1,298 m9.8 mi
Hipparchus PeakSSE 162°1,295 m9.7 mi
Tycho Brahe PeakSSE 166°1,286 m9.8 mi
Mount HamiltonSSE 168°1,279 m9.8 mi
Huyghens PeakSSE 167°1,276 m9.8 mi
Mount IsabelSSE 162°1,275 m11.2 mi
Galileo PeakSSE 164°1,273 m9.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:19
June solstice05:4719:5320:32
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1816:1216:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444345485564727267594943
Precip in5.04.84.42.21.30.30.00.10.21.33.04.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Hamilton, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 227049 — Mount Lewis, Santa Clara County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/548118738

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